Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Wheels

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
In this edition of Fire and Ice, we're looking at one of the classic Grixis Spellslinger commanders: Kess, Dissident Mage.
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Wheel of Fortune
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
91%synergy
Swan Song
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
73%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Windfall
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
68%synergy
Intuition
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Timetwister
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Mystic Remora
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Gamble
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
64%synergy
Cabal Ritual
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
54%synergy
The One Ring
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Breach
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
62%synergy
Brain Freeze
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
78%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
73%synergy
Rhystic Study
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
71%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
69%synergy
Force of Will
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
76%synergy
Chrome Mox
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
78%synergy
Mystical Tutor
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
74%synergy
Mox Diamond
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Imperial Seal
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
73%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Notion Thief
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Ledger Shredder
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Spellseeker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Fate Unraveler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mockingbird
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Skirge Familiar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Phantasmal Image
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Mental Misstep
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Force of Negation
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Pact of Negation
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Tainted Pact
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Chain of Vapor
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Ad Nauseam
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Consultation
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Final Fortune
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Pyroblast
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-21%synergy
Trickbind
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-31%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Consign to Memory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Gush
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Spell Snare
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Winds
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Rite of Flame
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Faithless Looting
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Dark Deal
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-18%synergy
Whispering Madness
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Reforge the Soul
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Winds of Change
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Boomerang Basics
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Burning Inquiry
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Time Spiral
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Void Snare
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Careful Study
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Minds Aglow
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Grinding Station
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Memory Jar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Waste Not
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Manabarbs
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Powerbalance
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Ophidian Eye
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Counterbalance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Forced Fruition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Megrim
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Overburden
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Visions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Raiders' Wake
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
City of Traitors
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
67%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Mox Opal
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Mox Amber
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Badlands
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
71%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
71%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
77%synergy
Morphic Pool
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Volcanic Island
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
71%synergy
Marsh Flats
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
77%synergy
Flooded Strand
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
76%synergy
Misty Rainforest
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Wooded Foothills
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
72%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Arid Mesa
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
64%synergy
Mana Confluence
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
61%synergy
City of Brass
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
60%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Island
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
-26%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-39%synergy
Mountain
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
-45%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-34%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-31%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Mine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-20%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
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